On Monday evening, Nov. 20, the Litchfield Purple Panthers tipped off their 2023-2024 basketball campaign as they battled the host Mt. Pulaski Hilltoppers in the Bill Rucks Thanksgiving Tournament.
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11/22/23
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Challenging any mother figure, in any aspects of life, is a daunting task, and wining that challenge is an even harder one.
The Carlinville and Litchfield-Mt. Olive baseball teams did not want …
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4/18/24
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Two Montgomery County eighth grade girls basketball teams will be playing for regional championships on Wednesday, Nov. 22, as the Nokomis Lady Braves and Litchfield Lady Panther Cubs both punched …
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11/22/23
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To say it was a busy weekend for the Litchfield wrestling program would be an understatement. In addition to the Panthers taking two girls to the IHSA regional in West Frankfort (more on that event …
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1/29/24
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Seven Hillsboro players and three Litchfield players earned all-conference accolades from the girls soccer coaches of the South Central Conference by virtue of their play this past season.
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6/1/23
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When the Litchfield and North Mac girls basketball teams met at the Waverly Tournament almost two months ago, Litchfield fell to the more experienced team by 27. On Thursday, Jan. 11, the pair of …
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1/16/24
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Fresh off their championship at the inaugural Montgomery County Softball Tournament, the Litchfield-Mt. Olive softball team was looking to carry over their momentum when they faced off against …
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4/18/24
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The Litchfield-Gillespie boys soccer team’s path to a South Central Conference title got a little less bumpy on Tuesday, Sept. 19, as the Panthers knocked off Carlinville 2-1 in Litchfield. The …
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9/21/23
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The Triad High School boys basketball team defeated Civic Memorial 52-37 to win their second straight Rick McGraw Memorial Invitiational title on Saturday, Jan. 20, and their third championship in …
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1/22/24
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The LitchfieldHigh School volleyball team improved to 3-0 in the South Central Conference with a pair of wins over Southwestern and Vandalia, sandwiching a loss to Metro-East Lutheran on Monday. On …
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9/21/23
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With three 20-win teams and one of the closest championship races one could imagine, the 2023-24 girls basketball season was another great one in the South Central Conference. And with just four …
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2/29/24
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Three players from the co-conference champion Litchfield boys basketball team and two players from Hillsboro were among the 18 players honored as all-conference selections by the South Central …
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2/29/24
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The Litchfield High School cross country team added a new stop to their schedule this year as they made the switch from the PORTA Invitational to the Shelbyville Trail Invite, held Saturday, Sept. 9, …
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9/14/23
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East St. Louis and Greenville took the top two individual spots in the Dave Holden Open on Tuesday, Sept. 12, in Greenville, but everything else belonged to the Litchfield Lady Panthers. Zhakeya …
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9/14/23
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Five Litchfield Middle School wrestlers finished in the top three at the IESA Jerseyville Regional on Feb. 24, which earned them a spot in the sectional on Saturday, March 2, in Vandalia.
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2/29/24
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The Litchfield boys track team took home four wins from the Pleasant Plains Invitational on Saturday, April 6, plus 10 other podium finishes as they finished the day with 73 points. The seven-team …
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4/8/24
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In addition to their win over Shelbyville on Tuesday, Nov. 28 (see the Nov. 30 Journal-News), the Litchfield High School wrestling team alss picked up a 42-37 win over Cumberland at the meet in the …
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12/4/23
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Even after 31 years of making the trek from Litchfield to Charleston, no matter how hard Dan Newkirk tried to think otherwise he knew that this year was different.
“My thought was to keep …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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5/30/23
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It was senior night for the Hillsboro High School golf program as the Toppers took a moment before their match on Sept. 19, to honor it’s three soon-to-be graduates. Austin Loskot, Carson …
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9/21/23
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The Litchfield High School wrestling team hosted their annual duals on Saturday, Dec. 2, with Roxana, PORTA, Pinckneyville, Auburn and Carlinville also in attendance. The Panthers went 3-2 on the …
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12/4/23
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